The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-12-02
DOMESTIC DETAILS.
A Dozen Items OF Special Interest 10
the Housewife.

Whiting and common soap well mix
ed makes a cement almost equal to SOL
der for stopping a leak.
Wet paper ruDg nearly dry and scat
tered upon the carpet when sweeping,
collect the dust and do not soil The car
pet.
Use nothing but clear hot water with
few drops Of ammonia in it for wash
| the silver. The use of soap is said to
| impart dulIness to the appearance.
A good gloss may be produced on lin
EN- by the use of gun arabic. Pour a
pint of boiling water upon two ounces
| of the gum, cover it and let stand over
night. One teaspoonful in the starch
| will answer.
| To avoid scorching milk when boil
| ing, use double boiler or a tin that
rests in a kettle of boiling water. The
! wetting of kettle with cold water and
allowing it to remain a few minutes be,
fore putting in the milk will also lessen
| the danger of scorching.
n very nice receptacle for shoes is a
| square wooden box with lid covered
with cretonne. The lid is stuffed, otto
man like, and little valance falls over
the box. This, placed in a bedroom, is
useful as well as pretty, and serves for a
| low seat.
Poultry should be killed few days
before eaten, dressed at once and hunG
IN cool place with some small pieces
of charcoal inside. The reason that
poultry killed al home is not tender as
that from the market is that 1t is gener-
ally killed and eaten at once.
True housekeeping consists not only
N cleaning things, but in keeping them
clean. Still, there is such a thing as
keeping house too anxiously. Cleanli.
ness that forbids freedom is an evil.
There are those who will not let trees
grow about their house because they
shed their leaves.
When the linen has turned yellow
cut up pound of white soap into gal
lon of milk, and hang it oyer a fire In a
wash-kettle. When the soap has com
pietely melted put in the linen and boi
1t half an hour then take 1t out. Have
ready lather of soap and water vast
the linen in it, and then rinse il through
two cold waters, with a very little blue
in the last.
a neat, clean, tresh-alred, cheerful
well-arranged house exerts a moral in
huence oyer its inmates, and makes TIE
members of family peaceable and con
siderate of each others feelings and
happiness. The connection is obyiou.
between the state Of mind thus produced
and respect for others, and for those
higher duties and obligations which NJ
law can enforce.
Fish for invalids should be boiled
gently boiied-a prettily garnlsheC
and pretti!y served indeed, the more
neatly and sweetly sick person. s vland
are presented the more he will relisi
them, and with the greater heart anC
nope will he eat. Let the linen, then
be like snow let the silver glitter anC
the glasses sparkle; and if you cal
throw in flower so much the better.
Busy women have habit of keepin.
on their feet just as long as they can, il
spite of back-ache and warning pains
AS they grow older they see the folly o.
permitting such drafts upon theil
strength, and learn 10 take such thing:
easier, let what will happen. They
say: Il used to think l must do thi!
so, but I've grown wiser and learned tC
slight thiDgs.' The first years O!
housekeeping are truly the handiest, Col
untried and unfamiliar cares are almost
daily thrust upon the mother and home
maker.